Current Affairs 12-AUG-2014: -------------------------------------------------------------- 12 August 2014 was observed as the World Elephant Day. Goal of the day is to create awareness about plight of African and Asian elephants. Haider al-Abadi was named as the new Iraqi Prime Minister by Iraqi President Mohammed Fuad Masum. SEBI KYC Registration Agency (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2014 issued by exercising the power conferred to it by Section 30 of SEBI Act, 1992. The Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on 11 August 2014 introduced Judicial Appointments Commission Bill, 2014 Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzer (MEDA) was in news as it would be one of the seven payloads to be carried by the Mars 2020 rover mission. The project Mars 2020 rover was announced by NASA on 31 July 2014. Tata-Singapore Airlines (SIA) named its upcoming joint venture airline as Vistara. It will start its operation from October 2014. Robin Williams, the Oscar-winning actor and comedian died at his home in Tiburon, California. He was 63. The fresh 72-hour ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas came into effect in Gaza one minute after midnight on 11 August 2014. Powerful Typhoon Halong smashed large parts of south-west Japan and killed at least 10 people. It also forced evacuation of millions from their homes. R Ashwin was ranked number one Test all-rounder in ICC Test team rankings, while Indian team slipped to fourth position in the rankings. Participation of Govindas below the age of 18-years in Dahi Handi celebration held during Krishna Janmashtami banned by Bombay High Court. Reshamlal Jangade, the veteran politician and a member of the countrys first Lok Sabha from undivided Madhya Pradesh, died. Miroslav Klose of Germany announced his retirement from international football on 11 August 2014.
Posted on: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 16:10:10 +0000
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